Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-13
THE BAR BANOUETs.
Testimonial to the Supreme Bench
the Bar of Sacramento,

/ Testimonial to the Supreme Bench by
| the Bar of Sacramento.
At the Restaurant de France last night
the bar of Sacramento gave compliment.
airy banquet TO the Justices of the Supreme
Court of California. The guests assembled
in the office of Beatty, benson & Oatman,
and were escorted by the hosts thence to
the banquet hall. About fifty persons sat
down. Among those present were: Chief
Justice Niles Searls, Justice Jackson Tenn
| pie, Justice Thornton, Justice McKinstry,
Justice Sharpstein, Justice Patterson, JUS
tice Mcfarland; Judges ]. w. Armstrong
and w. G. Van Fleet, of the Superior Court
of Sacramento; Judge Lyons, of the
Supreme Court of Wisconsin; Hon.
John Markley, Private Secretary to
the Governor Mr.. Randolph, Ex-
ecutive Secretary to the Governor;
Judge s. Scion Holl, w. E. Gett. Hon. r,
Il. Devlin, w. A. Anderson, ]. B. Devine,
Hon. c. L. Jones, Matt F. johnson, Hon.
Grove L. Johnson, Albert NJ. johnson,
Judge w. II. Beatty, Judge s. C. benson,
c. ii. Oatman, Add c. Hinkson, Hon. F.
ID. Ryan, Isaac Joseph, Geo. G. Davis, Ed.
NJ. Martin. Hon. A. p. Catlin, Hon. L. s.
Taylor, ex-Congressman Louttit, Hon. A.
L. Hart, Hon. j. C. Brusie, Hon. Win. ].
Davis, c. II. Dunn, d. E. Alexander, Ed.
j. Dwyer. Attorney General Johnson, G. l..
White Hon. N. Greene Curtis and repre-
sentatives of the press.
Hon. n. Greene Curtis presided at the
principal table and at the opposite end
Judge W. H. Beatty. At the second table
Judge s. c. benson and Hon. Grove L..
johnson presided. Judge Curtis was toast
master and discharged that important office
with wit, discretion and becoming dignity.
The spread of the table was rich and
ample; not so numerous as to dishes it was
choice to nicely, indicative of extreme
solicitude on this head on the part of the
committee. Beside each cover was a
bouquet for the sitter's lapel button hole.
and an elegant souvenir of the occasion
printed in purple upon heavy fringed satin
badge. The dishes were served in this order:
oysters ON the halfshell; bouillon; chicken
salad; baked shad and potato rolls; terrapin
stew; roast beef, with mushrooms and force
balls; Roman punch; roast chicken, with green
peas and asparagus; ice cream: sliced pineap-
pies; French cream and Swiss cheese; wine
yeily; anchoyies; small cakes pastries; oranges
ana bananas: Mines-Sauterne, Chateau de
brands claret, Piper Heidseck Champagne
Cigars; black coffee and Cognac.
When at 1915 the choice repast had been
served, Judge Curtis, who, on the sitting
down OF the guests had hidden them wei
come" in cordial and feeling address,
arose and announced the toasts, himself in
dulging in a happy vein of remarks on in
Producing each speaker. The lateness of
the hour precludes our using any of the
notes whatever taken OF the very interest
ing speeches, many of which were replete
with advice to young lawyers, and full of
patriotic feryOr and exalted thought con-
corning the institutions of the Republic
oil. Va.
toasts We're:
The Supreme Court-its Chief Justice -
responded to by Chief Justice Niles Searls.
Department One, responded to by JUS
tice Mckinstry. Department Two" re-
sponded by Justice Thornton The
Court Justices !" responded to by Justices
Temple Sharpstein, Mcfarland and Pat
terson. California :" responded 10 in be-
half of Governor Bartlett by his Sec
rotary, Mr.. Markley. The Judiciary
of the Northwest responded to
in very interesting and instructive
address by Justice Lyons, of the Supreme
State; responded to extendedly and ele-
quently by Attorney-General johnson.
The Local Judiciary" responded to by
Judges j. W. Armstrong and w. C. Van
Fleet, OF the Superior Court of Sacra-
mento. 1.-The Bar of San JOAQUIN :" re-
sponded to by Hon. f. S. Louttit, of Stock
ton.
At l o'clock this morning toasts were
still being offered and responded to.
The occasion was one that did honor to
the Sacramento bar, and the entertain
ment reflected credit upon the hospitality
oil the city. The decorations of the tables
were entirely floral and very handsome.
There was little formality but perfect social
freedom combined with the dignity that
COMFORTS with the entertainment of the
chief law tribunal Of the State by the bar
of the capital city.